THE HORNTOWN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Cross Timbers setting.
Horntown town has 3.95 square miles of land in Hughes County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Cross Timbers, within Cross Timbers.
The Cross Timbers mark a transition from prairie to more wooded eastern landscapes. Native grassland is interspersed with post oak and blackjack oak, creating a woodland-and-open-country mosaic.
Regional context: Cross Timbers ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Horntown and Hughes County
Horntown is associated with Hughes County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Horntown by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Horntown, or 1.3% of its total area. That share is close to Hughes County’s 1.3%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Horntown town has 33% of the land area of nearby Lamar town (12 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

